Daily Sudoku Answer 

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R6C5 can only be <1>

R6C6 can only be <9>

R4C5 can only be <6>

R4C2 can only be <7>

R4C1 can only be <3>

R4C4 can only be <8>

R6C2 can only be <5>

R5C6 can only be <2>

R5C4 can only be <7>

R6C8 can only be <3>

R6C9 can only be <7>

R4C8 can only be <1>

R3C9 is the only square in row 3 that can be <3>

R3C7 is the only square in row 3 that can be <7>

R3C4 is the only square in row 3 that can be <1>

R1C7 is the only square in row 1 that can be <1>

R7C1 is the only square in row 7 that can be <7>

R8C3 is the only square in row 8 that can be <3>

R7C6 is the only square in row 7 that can be <3>

R3C3 is the only square in column 3 that can be <5>

R7C4 is the only square in column 4 that can be <5>

R3C6 is the only square in column 6 that can be <8>

Squares R2C9 and R8C9 in column 9 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <56>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the column.

R7C9 - removing <6> from <169> leaving <19>

R9C9 - removing <6> from <169> leaving <19>

Squares R7C9 and R9C9 in block 9 form a simple naked pair. These 2 squares both contain the 2 possibilities <19>. Since each of the squares must contain one of the possibilities, they can be eliminated from the other squares in the block.

R7C8 - removing <9> from <2689> leaving <268>

Intersection of column 1 with block 1. The values <49> only appears in one or more of squares R1C1, R2C1 and R3C1 of column 1. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 1. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 1 cannot contain these values.

R2C2 - removing <4> from <2468> leaving <268>

R3C2 - removing <49> from <2469> leaving <26>

Intersection of column 3 with block 7. The value <2> only appears in one or more of squares R7C3, R8C3 and R9C3 of column 3. These squares are the ones that intersect with block 7. Thus, the other (non-intersecting) squares of block 7 cannot contain this value.

R7C2 - removing <2> from <124689> leaving <14689>

R8C2 - removing <2> from <268> leaving <68>

R9C2 - removing <2> from <12469> leaving <1469>

R8C8 is the only square in row 8 that can be <2>

R7C7 can only be <8>

R7C8 can only be <6>

R5C7 can only be <5>

R8C9 can only be <5>

R2C9 can only be <6>

R5C8 can only be <8>

R2C7 can only be <2>

R2C2 can only be <8>

R2C1 can only be <4>

R8C2 can only be <6>

R8C1 can only be <8>

R3C2 can only be <2>

R5C2 can only be <9>

R2C8 can only be <5>

R3C5 can only be <4>

R3C8 can only be <9>

R7C5 can only be <2>

R1C6 can only be <6>

R3C1 can only be <6>

R1C8 can only be <4>

R5C3 can only be <6>

R7C3 can only be <9>

R9C4 can only be <6>

R9C6 can only be <4>

R1C4 can only be <2>

R9C2 can only be <1>

R1C1 can only be <9>

R7C9 can only be <1>

R9C3 can only be <2>

R7C2 can only be <4>

R9C9 can only be <9>

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